In this riveting Taylor Jackson origin story, New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison takes readers on a psychological thrill ride back to a formative case where myth and murderous mayhem collide.

Before she becomes Nashville’s most celebrated homicide lieutenant, Taylor Jackson is a detective haunted by a fatal mistake, desperate for a way to move on.

When a female Vanderbilt student is murdered in a ritualistic killing, Taylor is assigned a new partner: brooding FBI profiler John Baldwin. Baldwin may be battling demons of his own, barely holding himself together at times, but he’s also brilliant.

As more young women are slain, he and Taylor realize the killer is staging murders straight out of the book of Revelation. And with another student’s life on the line, they follow a trail of poisoned victims, cryptic prophecies, and disturbing connections to an ailing classics professor.

As their case intensifies, so does the spark between the two lost souls, each recognizing something broken in the other. Taylor finally confronts the trauma she’s been running from—and Baldwin discovers a reason to live.

Electrifying and unforgettable, Field of Graves marks the explosive beginnings of Taylor Jackson’s story.

Recognition

• SIBA 2017 Southern Book Prize Long List, Thriller nominee

• RITA nominee, Best Romantic Suspense

• Publishers Weekly Starred Review

• SIBA 2016 Spring Okra Pick

More Information

• Previously Published As: CROSSED (limited edition ebook SWEET DREAMS anthology)

• Publisher: MIRA books

• Release date: June 14, 2016

• Formats: Print, eBook

Foreign Editions

Praise

"Well-developed, multidimensional characters and an exceptionally strong plot power bestseller Ellison’s eighth Taylor Jackson novel, a prequel to 2007’s All the Pretty Girls, the series opener. . . . The characters’ humanity and the gut-wrenching problems they face in life-and-death situations put Ellison in the top rank of romantic suspense novelists."
– ★ Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Followers of this series will relish the revelations of how Ellison's protagonists first connected. New readers of this page-turning, suspenseful thriller will want to catch up on the author's other books."
– Library Journal

"As always when it comes to author J.T. Ellison, this book is a creation of fear, suspense, with even a little humor thrown in . . . Ellison shows a skill and talent that is more than exceptional at laying out a fresh path leading to a murderer that readers will not believe!"
– Suspense Magazine

"Everyone should already be reading Ellison, but those unfamiliar with her work could start here."
– RT Book Reviews

"Field of Graves features a dynamic cast of well-developed characters, a thrilling plot that leaves the reader guessing at every turn, and an unlikely love story simmering with sexual tension and genuine romance. Fans of J.T. Ellison’s dynamic crime-fighting duo Taylor Jackson and Samantha Owens will welcome this page-turner of a prequel for the new backstory it reveals about her beloved characters."
– Chapter 16